Sentences with word «overlong»

It's clear, as well, that the film suffers from a somewhat hit - and - miss execution that's compounded by a slightly overlong running time, and it's generally rather apparent that the movie's been designed to appeal predominantly to younger viewers.

The final battle does not give any feel of overlong or messy but instead, quite adequately choreographed and arranged in wide shots while being sentimentally grounded in close - ups.

Thankfully, the Russos take their time with the film's coda, one that might feel overlong in a perfect movie but feels vital following 30 minutes of breathless, brainless action.

And yet... I felt little emotional connection with John throughout this rather overlong film until the final scene.

Potentially more penetrating material is undeveloped — or maybe cut, since Apatow - produced movies tend to come in overlong.

The film is a bit overlong in the end and the Eric Bana love triangle seems a little tacked on.

Watchable sure, with some funny moments, but it seems rather overlong at times and never offers any really clever insights of any sort.

If that's not enough material, Stone also throws in a narrator in the person of Alexander's trusted adviser Ptolemy (Anthony Hopkins), whose attempts at insight are redundant and simply serve to pad out an already overlong movie.

Good, if overlong review of the history of teacher education.

Definitely agree with the pace and running time issue... It is a movie that's a little overlong for what it's trying to say, however I didn't at any point find myself bored.

A condition known as overlong soft palate occurs commonly in bracheocephalic breeds (English bulldogs, Pugs, Pekinese, Shar Pei) and obstructs the air flowing into the trachea.

Starting with overlong surfing montages set to pop music and escalating to over-the-top moments with poor visual effects, The Shallows sometimes seems over-produced, which is an unfortunate contrast to the rest of the film's fresh and sharp feel.

And while the somewhat overlong running time does result in a few lulls in the film's second half (ie there's perhaps a little too much emphasis on Frank and John's investigation into a series of»60s murders), Frequency boasts an undercurrent of agreeable sentimentality that compensates for a sporadically erratic sense of pacing - with, especially, the film building to an emotional and thoroughly affecting final stretch.

[76] As indicated, Mr. Konyer identified still other collateral consequences that would occur from overlong or perpetual poverty - caused non-payment by Mr. Michael, even if he is never actually deprived of the money.

At 120 minutes, Liberty Heights is overlong by at least 20 minutes, its energy dissipating and ultimately completely draining by the time the final credits start rolling.

Even at its slightly overlong runtime, the nods and callbacks are packed in at a rate that rivals Airplane!

is a formulaic and overlong comedy that is heavy on gags and light on laughs.

This had potential to be a great popcorn flick, but it's just overlong and dumb.

It's also overlong at 135 minutes, but straightforward.

Only flaws really lie in the offbeat tonal shifts and tad overlong climax, but I can let them slide a bit easily.

The love / hate Mia - Nicholas relationship juggles motives and dominates a good portion of the rather overlong film.

At 88 minutes, Takahata's feature isn't overlong in the way that Miyazaki's films are (Howl's Moving Castle (Hauru no ugoku shiro) being the most recent example).

Blu - rays of the Week La Belle Noiseuse (Cohen Film Collection) French director Jacques Rivette's overlong dramas are mainly self - indulgent exercises, but his four - hour 1991 film about the volatile relationship between a...

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There are moments of pure poetry in the movie but the production as a whole seems overlong and repetitive and takes a detour or two that distract from the aching beauty of the central story.

John Howson, recruitment expert and honorary research fellow at the University of Oxford, described grammar schools as «a product of the nineteenth century that lingered overlong into the twentieth and have no place in the modern world» and said that to introduce new grammar schools without a comprehensive education plan would be «unbelievably short - sighted».

It's just as clear, however, that the picture remains wholly unable to justify its disastrously overlong running time of 185 minutes -LRB-!)

Youth is sure to divide the audience, a film that suffers from quite a few pacing issues, is a touch overlong, and perhaps a bit too sentimental.

Released: February 17 Cast: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Celia Imrie Director: Gore Verbinski (The Ring) Why it's great: Detractors of A Cure for Wellness, a pulpy horror - mystery about a water - based therapy center with diabolical intentions, may point to the overly familiar plot (which feels a whole lot like Shutter Island) or the almost mercilessly overlong middle.

Too many plot elements, too many characters, too many overlong action scenes, a rushed pace and too much set up for Phase 3 that all gets in the way of the drama.

It is the same approach the Harry Potter series used for their Deathly Hallows two parter, the first overlong and understuffed, but all in deference to the second, a propulsive and undeniably satisfying thrill ride.

The first thing that hits you with Survive is the story, and it's nice to see that it's not only Kojima who can make grand, overlong cutscenes.

It's just a shame that the standard car's overlong gear ratios remains.

Final Verdict: While overlong in places, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly proves that Sergio Leone is the master of the quality Western movie.

The movie's massively overlong running time only exacerbates its often interminable atmosphere, and it's finally impossible not to wonder just what Kubrick originally set out to accomplish with this mess.

Eyes Wide Shut is at times overdrawn, at others overlong, but there's more than enough moments of eruditeness to make this a sexual suspense vehicle to remember.

It is, as such, not terribly surprising that Spartacus remains unable to wholeheartedly capture the viewer's interest for most of its palpably overlong running time, although it's equally clear that Kubrick does a nice job of peppering the narrative with undeniably engrossing sequences.

And while the movie does boast a few compelling (and all - too - rare) character - based moments - ie Gekko reconciles with his estranged daughter (Carey Mulligan's Winnie)- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps comes off as a crowded and hopelessly overlong piece of work that improves slightly in its midsection, admittedly, yet the film ultimately limps to its absurdly sentimental finale.

For the most part, it's efficient - enough Bond fare - overlong car chases, beautiful women in eternal danger, crazy stunts, suave cool under fire.

Perhaps if Tarantino had done a better job of whittling down this wildly overlong movie to its most important themes and motifs, his intentions would seem less muddled.

Critic Consensus: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch.

I would like to think that even if I was 14, either in body or spirit, I would still find this film an impossibly, incomprehensibly overlong and cacophonous bore.

A Good Day to Die Hard boasts huge (though overlong) action sequences but that does not cover up for it's stupid script and forced father son relationship.

The result is sometimes overlong and wears out its welcome, but it clarifies Hosking's distinctive tone — a playful and often charming blend of outré humor and genuine emotion that makes him one of the most distinctive new voices in current cinema.

It's ultimately not surprising to learn that The Marrying Man was plagued by behind - the - scenes problems and mishaps, as the movie's erratic sense of pacing is compounded by both a seriously overlong running time (115 minutes!)

But for all its visual beauty, many might be turned off by its distended runtime which, while technically shorter than Okamoto's original, still feels overlong due to interminably casual pacing.